Reference and date of publication
Age in years
Sex
Symptoms
Signs
Neck rigidity
Neuroimaging
Blood evaluations
CSF evaluations
Tekeli et al. 1999 [14]
22
F
Uncrossed diplopia, headache
Intracranial hypertension
Culture positive for Brucella
Culture positive for Brucella
Bessisso et al. 2001 [3]
8
M
Fever, headache, neck pain for 1 month
Bilateral papilledema
Present
CT and MRI of brain normal
Brucella titer 1/1280
Pressure 360 mmHg, WBC 5/mm3, protein 0.63 g/dl, culture neg, Brucella titer 1/320
Idem [3]
3
F
VP shunt for hydrocephalus at age of 3 weeks
Fever, weight loss, right upper quadrant abdominal mass, aphasia
Present
Dilated ventricles and periventricular edema
1/5120, B. melitensis cultured
WBC 75/mm3, protein 2 g/dl, sugar 0.5 mmol/dl, B. melitensis cultured
Emadoleslamia and Mahmoudianb 2007 [6]
11
F
Headache, vomiting, transient right hemiparesis, blurred vision
Confused, right hemiparesis, bilateral papilledema
Absent
MRI of brain normal
Wright 1/320, serum sugar 90 mg/ml
Pressure 32 cm H2O, glucose 20 mg/dl, no cells, normal protein
Panagariya et al. 2007 [11]
30
F
Headache, vomiting, no fever
Bilateral papilledema, enlarged bilateral blind spot
NM
MRI of brain normal
ESR 15 mm
Opening pressure 370 mm, WBC 35/mm3, protein 60 mg%, sugar 38 mg%
Tanir et al. 2009 [13]
13
F
NM
Increased intracranial pressure
NM
MRI of brain normal
Wright 1/160
Raised pressure, negative culture
Sinopidis et al. 2010 [12]
4
M
Vomiting and headaches
Left side papilledema, left abducens nerve palsy
Absent
MRI of brain normal
Wright 1/320
Pressure 48 mmHg, 162 cell/ml, glucose 32 mg/dl, protein 60 mg/dl, culture negative
Işıkay 2011 [10]
15
F
Blurred vision, diplopia, fatigue, headache, nausea and vomiting
Bilateral papilledema
NM
CT and MRI of brain normal
Serum agglutination 1/2560, culture negative
Rose Bengal and Wright negative; culture negative
Yilmaz et al. 2011 [15]
15
F
Headache, vomiting,
Papilledema, left abducens nerve palsy
NM
MRI of brain normal
ESR 4 mm, Wright 1/160
Pressure 340 mm of H2O, Wright 1/80, culture: B melitensis
Akhondian et al. 2014 [1]
11
F
Headache, transient right hemiparesis
Blurred vision, confusion, bilateral papilledema
Absent
MRI of brain normal
Wright 1/320
Pressure 32 cm H2O, no cells, normal protein, glucose 20 mg/dl
F female, M male, ESR erythrocyte sedimentation rate per 1st hour, MRI magnetic resonance imaging, CT computed tomography, NM not mentioned
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